Eastern Emeralds Megaways Slot Review

Eastern Emeralds Megaways Basic Information

When I first loaded Eastern Emeralds Megaways from Quickspin, it felt like stepping back into the Asian mountains of the original slot, only this time on a Megaways engine. The game runs on 5 reels with 2 to 7 symbols per reel on each spin, giving anywhere from 32 up to 16,807 ways to win. Stakes range from 0.20 to 100 per spin, so I could set a level that suited my bankroll.

Eastern Emeralds Megaways has high volatility and a default RTP of 96.04%, with alternative configurations at 94.05% and 87.05%, so I always check the help section first. The max win reaches around 17,400 times the bet, which fits the risk profile. There are no cascading wins here; every spin is a clean set of symbols. The slot runs smoothly on desktop and mobile, with tranquil music and a serene mountain backdrop.

Multiplier Wilds in Eastern Emeralds Megaways

The green wild gem in Eastern Emeralds Megaways is the real star of the base game for me. It lands on reels two to five and carries a multiplier that matches the reel, so x2 on reel two up to x5 on reel five. Whenever a wild forms part of a winning combination, that multiplier applies to the win, which can turn even a mediocre hit into something far more interesting.

When more than one multiplier wild drops on a spin and they connect in the same win, their values are multiplied by each other. In the base game that means potential multipliers of up to x120, while during certain free spin options the wilds can climb as high as x8 on the fifth reel. Chaining two or three of those together is where I have seen the slot really show its teeth.

Scatter Symbol in Eastern Emeralds Megaways

The scatter symbol in Eastern Emeralds Megaways is a fiery bird, very much like a phoenix, marked with the word bonus. It appears anywhere on the reels in the base game and does not show up during free spins. Hitting three, four or five of these scatters in one spin triggers the free spins feature, and the number of symbols you land decides how many spins you can either take or gamble.

Free Spins in Eastern Emeralds Megaways

When free spins triggered for me in Eastern Emeralds Megaways, a picker screen appeared with four feature options. The number of scatters – three, four or five – sets the base amount of spins, and then each option balances quantity of spins against wild multipliers. I really like this style of choice, as I can decide whether I want a longer, steadier bonus or a shorter blast that can hit very hard.

At the safer end you have 15, 30 or 60 free spins with x2, x3, x4 and x5 multiplier wilds, depending on whether you triggered with three, four or five scatters. Then the spins step down to 12, 24 or 48 with x3-x6 wilds, 9, 18 or 36 with x4-x7, and finally 6, 12 or 24 spins with x5-x8 wilds, where theoretical multipliers can climb all the way to x1,680.

Free spins in Eastern Emeralds Megaways play out with the same line structure and bet size as the triggering spin, but scatters are removed, so there is no way to retrigger. The feature simply runs until the spins are used. I have had bonuses that crawled along with lots of small line hits, and others where a single spin with stacked multiplier wilds on the right-hand reels has carried the whole bonus.

Gamble Feature in Eastern Emeralds Megaways

The gamble feature in Eastern Emeralds Megaways appears once free spins have been triggered with three or four scatters. A wheel with two golden fish spins, one fish holding zero spins and the other showing an increased amount. It is a straight 50/50 shot to upgrade from three to four scatters, or from four to five. I only use it when I feel the base award is too small for the risk.

Buy Feature in Eastern Emeralds Megaways

From outside the UK, Eastern Emeralds Megaways comes with a Buy Feature that lets you jump straight into free spins for 90 times your stake. Hitting the button buys at least three scatters on the next base game spin and then you follow the same gamble and picker flow as if you had triggered naturally. The Buy Feature has a slightly higher RTP, around 96.29%, which is fairly standard for Quickspin.

In practice I treat the Buy Feature on Eastern Emeralds Megaways with a bit of caution, as 90x the bet is a steep price on a high volatility slot. Paying that much and then whiffing the bonus never feels good. I tend to use it when I want fast access to the higher multiplier choices or when I am testing a new stake level, rather than as my main way to play.

Eastern Emeralds Megaways Symbols and Paytable

The paytable in Eastern Emeralds Megaways starts with the card royals from 10 through to A, which pay between 0.2x and 0.75x your bet for a five of a kind win. Above them sit the premium Asian icons - golden coins, ingots known as sycee, turtles, koi fish and the dragon head. Landing five of these across the reels pays from 0.9x up to 3x the stake, before any wild multipliers apply.

The multiplier wild gem and phoenix scatter sit outside the regular paytable but define how the slot feels. With such modest line wins on paper and high volatility, a lot of base spins can be fairly quiet for me, especially without cascades. I rely on the wild multipliers and free spin rounds to pull the bigger returns, and I size my bets with those long stretches between features in mind.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x3
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x2
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.75
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.6
	5	x1
	4	x0.9
	3	x0.5
	5	x0.9
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.4
	5	x0.75
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.15
	5	x0.35
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.2
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	Scatter
	Wild